“Never Show Off Your Milking Cow – Someone Might Kill It and Leave You Without Milk”, Goa Chronicles, November 24, 2025
“Entrepreneurship is not a parade; it is a pilgrimage. The moment you start treating your success like a victory procession, someone will lay thorns on your path. I’ve often said: in business, never show off your milking cow – because someone out there may not just envy you, they may kill your cow and make sure you never produce milk again. Entrepreneurs are vulnerable when they become too visible, too loud, and too proud of what they have built. It’s not insecurity. It’s strategic humility.
In the early stages of building something real, you need focus more than validation. But in today’s hyper-connected world, too many entrepreneurs are chasing Instagram applause instead of customer satisfaction. They’re pitching to followers instead of investors. They’re celebrating assets instead of cultivating resilience. They display their cash cow before it has matured into a sustainable dairy. And that is when predators strike.
Success, especially early success, attracts two kinds of attention: opportunities and opposition. People who see potential will come with partnerships, strategic alliances, and capital. But people who see your success as a personal threat will come with sabotage, imitation, poaching, and character assassination. Do not give them a map to your treasure……”
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